I have three of the AM engines Bob is using. Running conventional they reach escape velocity around 15V. I have one converted to TMCC. With about 15V on the track in R100 mode it will pull 6 of the Budd passenger cars faster than is safe for 30"R curves up a 2.5% grade at speed step 75. Something is not right. from the tests I reported above 3A is plenty for one engine and 4 cars. I am thinking the slow speed is something related to the DCC decoder. Any DCC decoder in an AM S gauge engine should be rated for at least 4A. Are we sure the decoder in the engine is not the issue?
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